Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Insurance

[Janey Harper (jkharper]

Thanks to those of you sharing information and advice.

So far the companies which I have contacted here in Canada refuse to offer
ONLY liability insurance for directors; they require us to purchase
insurance for the as-yet-not-built assets as well!

It would be great if any cohousing communities in Canada could provide me
with leads to a Canadian insurance company who would 
provide just the directors' liability insurance until we need the other.

This has been quite the learning experience.

Janey


Message: 1
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 08:54:36 -0700
From: Jack & Carolyn Salmon <2salmon [at] earthlink.net>
To: "cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org" <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Insurance
Message-ID: <77DFACB7-557C-46FE-99FE-628B14764D07 [at] earthlink.net>
Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=utf-8

Hi Janey,

I suggest that you interview a couple of insurance agencies that specialize
in commercial insurance.  Tell them you are looking for education and then
you will be purchasing appropriate insurance.   There are policies
specifically designed to cover board (director?s)   liability.  
In the future you will be purchasing insurance to cover your community owned
properties and community liabilities, so it is worth their time to talk with
you.

We also found it useful to talk with our attorney about community and board
liability.

Carolyn
Quimper Village

> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:15:45 -0700
> From: Janey Harper <jkharper [at] telus.net>
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: [C-L]_ Insurance
> Message-ID: <21AA2200-E45F-45BE-95CF-22DBB8A72330 [at] telus.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> 
> We are working closely with a development Company who is providing most of
the funding during the construction phase of our community. 
> 
> We are also set up as a legal Society and have a Board of Directors who
will soon be passing resolutions on financial matters. 
> 
> Before talking to insurance experts, I wanted to ask if anyone has
experience purchasing insurance for either of the two situations outlined
above. 
> 
> I am particularly interested in considerations and recommendations re.
liability insurance during pre-construction phase, when the Board is passing
resolutions and making decisions about borrowing and loaning money. 
> 
> Thanks
> Janey Harper
> The Coastal Village
> Sechelt, BC, Canada
> 
> ?The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original 
> size.?  Albert Einstein
> 
********************************************